Browsing by Subject "Arabian/Persian Gulf"

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    • The biological effects of chemical contaminants in the Arabian/Persian Gulf: A review 

      Khatir, Zenaba; Leitão, Alexandra; Lyons, Brett P. ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      © 2019 Elsevier B.V. The Arabian Gulf is a shallow sea naturally exposed to extreme conditions of temperature and salinity due to its location, semi-enclosed nature, bathymetry and restricted circulation. Compared to open ...

    • Diplomacy for the world's hottest sea 

      Al-Mudaffar Fawzi, Nadia; Fieseler, Clare M.; Helmuth, Brian; Leitão, Alexandra; Al-Ainsi, Mehsin; ... more authors ( American Association for the Advancement of Science , 2022 , Other)
      Countries that border the Persian or Arabian Gulf [hereafter, “Gulf ”] are adopting ambitious global commitments to protect their marine environments. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has committed to protecting 30% of its ...

    • Expanding ocean protection and peace: a window for science diplomacy in the Gulf. 

      Fieseler, Clare M; Al-Mudaffar Fawzi, Nadia; Helmuth, Brian; Leitão, Alexandra; Al Ainsi, Mehsin; ... more authors ( Royal Society , 2023 , Article)
      The ecological state of the Persian or Arabian Gulf (hereafter 'Gulf') is in sharp decline. Calls for comprehensive ecosystem-based management approaches and transboundary conservation have gone largely unanswered, despite ...

    • Feminization of hawksbill turtle hatchlings in the twenty-first century at an important regional nesting aggregation 

      Chatting, Mark; Hamza, Shafeeq; Al-Khayat, Jassim; Smyth, David; Husrevoglu, Sinan; ... more authors ( Inter Research , 2021 , Article)
      Projected climate change is forecasted to have significant effects on biological systems worldwide. Marine turtles in particular may be vulnerable, as the sex of their offspring is determined by their incubating temperature, ...

    • The maxima in northerly wind speeds and wave heights over the Arabian Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Red Sea derived from 40 years of ERA5 data 

      Aboobacker, V.M.; Aboobacker, V. M.; Shanas, P. R.; Al-Ansari, Ebrahim M.A.S.; Sanil Kumar, V.; ... more authors ( Springer , 2020 , Article)
      Recent studies point out the importance of northerly winds and waves in the Arabian Sea, especially those due to shamal and makran events in addition to the northeast monsoon system. We have analyzed climatology and trends ...

    • Surface waves generated by shamal and easterly winds off Qatar 

      Valliyil Mohammed, Aboobacker; Subramanian, Veerasingam; Al-Ansari, Ebrahim M.A.S.; Ponnumony, Vethamony ( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)
      Waves in the Arabian Gulf are primarily controlled by the regional winds, for example, shamal winds during winter and early summer. Though Gulf wave characteristics have been heavily utilized for the design of offshore ...